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No. 458,930. Patented Sept. 1, 1891.

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No. 458,930. Patented Sept. 1, 1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

FERDINAND E. VOOD, OF

SAN JACINTO, CALIFORNIA.

TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. w458,930, datedSeptember 1, 1891.

Application tiled November 5, 1890. Serial No. 370,371. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom. it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FERDINAND E. WOOD, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Jacinto, in the county of San Diego and State ofCalifornia, have invented a new and useful Table, of which the followingis a specilication.

This invention relates to tables; and the object of the saine is toproduce a table adapted to be folded to form a receptacle for tableware.

To this end the invention consists of a table of this characterpossessing certain ixnproved characteristics, all as hereinafter morefully described and claimed, and as illustrated in the drawings, inwhich- Figure l is a bottoln plan view of my iinproved table, showingits legs as folded. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the table as open.Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the table folded ready fortransportation. Fig. Ll is a detail in side elevation showing the hingeand brace for one of the legs.

Referring to the said drawings, the letters A and A2 are sections of thetable-top, between which is arranged a strip A3, all these partscomprising the table-top and being connected by butt-hinges G on theunder face of the top at about the points shown. On the under side ofthe top is the usual side rail C, a little deeper than common and ofrectangular shape; but at each end of the table this side rail is brokenat a point beneath the eential strip A3 in order to allow the sections Aand A2 to be folded together, as shown in Fig. 3. The side rails C areof a depth equal to one-half the width of the central strip, and whenthe table is folded the lower faces of these side rails come in Contact,as will be understood. Upon the lower face of the central strip is ablock C2, standing just outside the line of the end pieces of the siderail, and this block serves to guide the inner ends of the end pieces ofthe side rail properlyinto position when the table 'is folded. Pivotedto the lower edge of one of said end pieces is astout iron hook Il,adapted to engage a headed pin h on the other end piece to hold thetable open, and this hook enters a depression I in the opposite endpiece when the table is folded.

Near each corner of the table a block .I is secured to the top and tothe end piece of the side rail, and in two corners of the table at oneend thereof are blocks J. B and B2 are the legs of this table, which areconnected by T-hin ges F with the tabletop at points which will pei-inittheir being turned into the cor* ners of the side rail or into thespaces beJ tween the blocks J and J '-that is to say, the legs B standagainst the inner faces of the side pieces C, while the legs B2 stand ata slight distance from said inner faces, with their free ends lappingthose of the legs B. The ineans for holding these legs in either open orfolded position may be any that will answer the purpose; but I preferthat shown and described below. Straps P are secured to the centers ofthe side rails and have eyes in their free ends adapted to engage hooksL in the table-top, whereby when these straps are passed over thelapping ends of the legs and connected to the hooks the legs will belnaintained in folded position. The long lcaf of each T-hinge F isprovided with a notch F', which is adapted to engage the free end of astout spring E, whose other end is pivotally mounted on a pin in thet-able-top. NVhen the legs are distended, the springs E are engaged withthe hinges F to hold the legs in this position; but when it is desiredto fold the legs the springs are first disengaged and turned inwardlyaround their pivots, as shown in Fig. l.

Upon the outer face of each side piece C at its center is secured ablock D, carrying a hinged vhandle M, and when the table is folded thesehandles can be grasped in one hand and the device carried thereby. Forholdin it closed pivoted hooks O engage headed pins N in the outer facesof the side bars C.

Wfithin the box formed by the folded table is preferably secured awooden box XV for dishes and a tin box T for food, these boxes beingprovided with covers which are held closed by any suitable means, inorder that what may be left within either box will not drop out when thetable is set up and in use. These covers are hinged to the boxes attheir edges near the center of the table, so that when the table isclosed and it is desired to gain access to either box the table need beonly partially opened, and then the boycover can be opened.

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A table constructed in accordance with the above description Will befound especially useful to picnic and camping parties, artists, andothers. The dishes to be used and the food to be eaten are packed withinthe boxes W and T,the covers thereof closed, the table folded, andcarried to the point desired, and here the table is opened, the dishesand food removed, and the table set up and used in a manner Which Willbe clearly understood.

Vhat is claimed as new is- In a table, the combination, with the topcomprising two broad sections and afnarrow intervening section, allconnected by hinges,

side rails, and pivoted legs, of boxes XV and T, secured to the lowerfaces of opposite broad sectionsof the top at opposite ends of thetable, covers for said boxes hinged thereto near the center of thetable, and latches for said covers at their opposite sides,substantially as described.

Intestinxony that I claim the foregoing asA my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two Witnesses.

FERDINAND E. VOOD.

Witnesses:

E. J. LoGsDoN, J. M. LoGsDoN.

